15 Park Avenue
I know I ain't some journalist to write reviews, but still I dont mind playing the role for once. So, here goes, the new flick in town, 15 Park Avenue.
The fact that there was nothing glittery about the movie posters and the star casting, was what made me check it out. Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen and Shabhana Azmi, all stars in their own accord, and people I extremely admire and appreciate. The movie was Aparna Sen's, and that is enough to guarantee a good theme, good acting and good music. All in all, a good recipe.
The movie starts with a gray potrayal of Konkona Sen, alias Mithali, as she is called in the movie, as a disillusioned skedofrenzic patient. She lives in a reality that she crafted for herself, where she knew happiness with her husband Jojo, Rahul Bose, and kids, whom they had together named. The story revolves around her life and her reality, which people considered trivial and senseless in comparison to the their own reality. Shabhana Azmi plays her sister, level headed and strong.
Waheeda Rehman, has made a comeback, but not a very strong one. She plays a weak mother, torn apart by the fate that besetted the family. Sheffali Chayya is Rahul Bose's wife, a typical character of a normal Indian wife, insecure and sensitive.
Among the must watch outs, is the discussion between Shabhana Azmi and the doctor treating Konkana, on people's right to their own reality. Enough food to chew on. Also, Rahul Bose's character, that of a next door guy, who loves this girl, and suddenly backs out when he hears she's been raped. Later, he comes back again, though married and a father of two by then, to help her find her house at 15 Park Avenue, which never existed on the real face of the earth, but only in Mithali's wildest imaginations.
The movie has an abrupt ending, which would disappoint those who like happy and perfect endings. But for the rest like me, the movie is a must watch.
So long.
The fact that there was nothing glittery about the movie posters and the star casting, was what made me check it out. Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen and Shabhana Azmi, all stars in their own accord, and people I extremely admire and appreciate. The movie was Aparna Sen's, and that is enough to guarantee a good theme, good acting and good music. All in all, a good recipe.
The movie starts with a gray potrayal of Konkona Sen, alias Mithali, as she is called in the movie, as a disillusioned skedofrenzic patient. She lives in a reality that she crafted for herself, where she knew happiness with her husband Jojo, Rahul Bose, and kids, whom they had together named. The story revolves around her life and her reality, which people considered trivial and senseless in comparison to the their own reality. Shabhana Azmi plays her sister, level headed and strong.
Waheeda Rehman, has made a comeback, but not a very strong one. She plays a weak mother, torn apart by the fate that besetted the family. Sheffali Chayya is Rahul Bose's wife, a typical character of a normal Indian wife, insecure and sensitive.
Among the must watch outs, is the discussion between Shabhana Azmi and the doctor treating Konkana, on people's right to their own reality. Enough food to chew on. Also, Rahul Bose's character, that of a next door guy, who loves this girl, and suddenly backs out when he hears she's been raped. Later, he comes back again, though married and a father of two by then, to help her find her house at 15 Park Avenue, which never existed on the real face of the earth, but only in Mithali's wildest imaginations.
The movie has an abrupt ending, which would disappoint those who like happy and perfect endings. But for the rest like me, the movie is a must watch.
So long.
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